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Suburb profile ·Dungog LGA · NSW ·2420

Cambra NSW 2420

Cambra is in Dungog LGA, NSW, postcode 2420, with population 16.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

$600/wk
Rising
+33.3% YoY
Mar 2025 → May 2026 · 15 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2420 · May 2026
$600
$415
Mar 2025May 2026
What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$600/wk
Rent context available
33.3%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
10,102
10K via Dungog LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
941
60 added 12mo · 6MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth
Median rent · wk$375

Affordability

37%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched
Household income · yr
$84K
Median rent · wk
$600

Household income

$84K household · yr+2.6% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$43K
Family
$123K
Household
$84K
Crime April 2025 - March 2026
209
2,110 per 100k
D3 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k2,110
Total incidents209· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault5859%
  • Sexual Offences1717%
  • Robbery00%
  • Break And Enter2323%

Bushfire exposure

Severe exposure ~86.3%
~86.3% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~58.4% Category 1 (highest hazard)

Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Planning zones

Dominant zone Primary Production
Rural / Green wedge 100%

Land-use mix estimated by point-sampling the suburb against NSW EPI Land Zoning polygons (CC BY 4.0). This is a suburb-level snapshot of planning zones, not a parcel-level zoning certificate or development advice. Check the relevant planning scheme for an individual property.

Population outlook

9,722 people · 202211,556 by 2032 (+18.9%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Dungog SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Cambra NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Located in New South Wales within the Dungog local government area, Cambra is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 2420). The area has roughly 16 residents and a predominantly older resident base, with a median age of 57. Households earn a median income of $84K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.9% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, labourers. The top ancestries reported are English, Welsh.

The current median weekly rent is $600.

The crime rate in the Dungog LGA is below average at 2,110 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +1.9% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+1.9%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)$375
Market rent · wk(2026-05)$600
Population growth · Dungog LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)10,102
5-year growth+1.3% CAGR
YoY change+1.9%
20012025
Development · Dungog LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)47
Houses47
YoY change+0%
Employment · Dungog LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.4%
YoY change+0pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2420ATO
Negatively geared4.9%
114 of filers
Avg rental loss$6,444/yr
Landlords (rental income)324
Reported capital gains196
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population16
Median age57
Household size2.2
HH income · wk$1,624
Personal income · wk$825
Persons / bedroom0.6
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)6/10
Education (IEO)9/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)7/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,458 → $1,624
Change+11.4%
vs NSW median-9.2 pp
softeningvs NSW 2016–21
Top occupationsCensus
Top industriesCensus
Top ancestryCensus
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Dungog LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Dungog Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Dungog LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places65
Lara Aged Care65 places
Childcare · Dungog LGAACECQA
Services8
Approved places260
Exceeding NQS3
Joeys Pre-School & Early Learning Centre59 places
Thrive Kids Clarence Town OOSH44 places
Dungog Community Pre-School Kindergarten35 places
Paterson OOSH35 places
Hunter Mobile Preschool - Vacy OSHC30 places
Paterson Valley Community Pre-School27 places
+2 more in Dungog LGA
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Cambra works as a starting read but still needs cross-checking.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
NSW price medians are parser-guarded official records.

Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records
medium stability · automated · every update · weekly
Missing
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-05 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · April 2025 - March 2026 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Cambra is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Begin here, but pressure-test the read in compare, against the state hub, or a bigger nearby suburb before deciding.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Cambra feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Underbank most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$332/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Flat Tops better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · adds house price coverage · rent -$365/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Wallaringa most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$350/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Cambra FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Cambra in?

    Cambra is in the Dungog Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2420. Council-level context for Dungog LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Cambra?

    The median weekly rent in Cambra is $600/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Cambra?

    Rent context available: Cambra has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Cambra a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Cambra show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Cambra?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Cambra data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.